Phoebe Stänz Explained

Phoebe Stänz
Birth Date:1994 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Zetzwil, Switzerland
Position:Forward
Shoots:Left
Height M:1.64
Weight Kg:62
League:SDHL
Team:Leksands IF
Former Teams:HT Thurgau Ladies
Luleå HF/MSSK
Ladies Team Lugano
SDE HF
Yale Bulldogs
ZSC Lions Frauen
Sex:f
Ntl Team:SUI
Career Start:2008

Phoebe Stänz (born 7 January 1994) is a Swiss ice hockey forward and member of the Swiss national ice hockey team, currently playing with Leksands IF Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). She played college ice hockey with the Yale Bulldogs and her senior career has been played in the SDHL and Swiss Women's League (previously SWHL A and LKA).

Playing career

Stänz attended Choate Rosemary Hall Preparatory School in Wallingford, Connecticut during the 2012–13 school year. She was named MVP of the Prep School league and was honored as a 2013 Boston Globe All-Scholastic pick.[1] While attending Choate, she also played club hockey with Assabet Valley, winning the 2013 National Championship with them.

Yale Bulldogs

played for the Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey team.[2] In four years of NCAA play, she won numerous awards, including USCO Rookie of the Year in 2014, and a selection to the All-ECAC Third Team.

While studying at Yale University, she majored in mathematics and economics. She worked in marketing for the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation during the summer months. She is also an accomplished musician.

International play

U18 World Competition

Stänz played for the Swiss National U18 team for the IIHF World Championships in 2011[3] (Sweden), 2012[4] (Czech Republic) and the 2013 Qualifying Tournament in Switzerland.

2014 Olympics (Sochi, Russia)

Phoebe Stänz was chosen to play with the Swiss National Team at the Winter Olympics in 2014. During the Bronze medal game, she scored the game-tying goal against Sweden, allowing Switzerland a 4–3 victory, and the medal.[5] [6]

IIHF Teams

Stänz continues to play for the Swiss team. She was a member of the 2016 IIHF Olympic qualifying tournament. Switzerland won a spot in the 2018 Olympics in Korea. The Swiss National Team is currently ranked 6th worldwide.She is a longtime teammate of Lara Stalder, who plays NCAA Hockey for the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs.

NCAA

Season GP G A Pts PIM PPGSHGGWG
2013–1421 11 16 2730 021
2014–1530 8 17 25 27 311
2015–1625 9 8 1722 011
2016–1725 14 10 2412 404
Career Totals101 42 51 9391 747
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Girls Hockey All-Scholastics. 31 March 2013 . Boston Globe. 26 March 2017.
  2. Web site: Phoebe Staenz Player Bio. Yale University. 26 March 2017.
  3. Web site: IIHF Relegation Round 2011. 5 January 2011. 30 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180110174341/https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/242/IHW242513_74_3_0.pdf. 10 January 2018. IIHF. live.
  4. Web site: IIHF Relegation Round 2012. 6 January 2012. 30 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180110174343/https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/279/IHW279517_74_3_0.pdf. 10 January 2018. IIHF. live.
  5. Web site: Ice Hockey – Ice hockey women 7. 24 June 2016. 20 February 2014. 22 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222132532/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-phoebe-stanz. dead.
  6. Web site: Women's Ice Hockey Tournament. www.olympic.org. 26 March 2017.
  7. Web site: Player Stats – Year by Year – Phoebe Stänz:: Statistics :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online. USCHO.com.